Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-27
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Give fools their gold 4 knaves their power
Let fortunes bubbles rise and fail;
Who soyvs a field or trains a flower.
Or plants a tree. is more than all.
Timely Farm Topics.

anu parCueu, Will guarantee d Ialr Su'-
ply of milk when otherwise it would
be meagre. Oats and peas sown to-
gether are also most excellent soiling
crops; they grow quickly and can be
worked in between other crops, and
thus be as good as "stolen CROP
Before feeding green crops it Is we'll
they should have opportunity to wilt,
hence cut them at least twelve hours
before feeding; they are less likely to
prod uce bloat. Accustom stock to
the chenge from possible dry pastures
to fresh fodder by giving light rations
at first and increasing the amount gra
dually.
The Bean Crop.-Beans, like pump
kins, are usually begrudged the ground
they occupy. They are worked in a.
round corr hills, and even then pay
we'll as crop. But, as a rule, they
are not planted for the sole and only
purpose Of raising beans as a CROP
The bean crop natures rapidly, con-
sequently it needs mellow, rich soil,
and it will pay one for extra care
There is no use expecting beans to
grow in among weeds, any more than
any other crop. Rather than plant
them where there is no possibility of
their producing more than half crop,
plant them in corner of the field by
themselves, cultivate them well, but
avoid working them when wet with
dew or rain. 1t induces rust. The
marrow beans are best, and if planted
by the middle or even latter part of
June they will ripen.
Apple Tree Hsects.-These detesta-
BILE worms nests should be burned out
or in some way totally annihilated, at
their first appearance. Let them once
get the start, and they will keep more
than one hand busy to control them.
For the Goblin moth Paris green or
London purple, in solution, are grow
ing in favor yearly. One pound of
the purple to fifty gallons of water is
about the right proportion. Spray it
on the trees, one pailful to the largest
tree being sufficient if properly appli-
ed. The poison kills the larvae by be-
ing eaten by them. Begin early to
apply it. by the time the fruit is as
large as pea; it can hardly be appli-
ed too early after blossoms have fallen.
The fruit will be all the smoother and
freer from the insects. Rig large
tank on wagon, land use force pump
to spray the trees. All the insects
which live upon the fruit trees will be
checked in their work of destruction
by such applications.
Time to Cut Grass.-Experience
differs somewhat as to the proper time
to cut grass, but it may be taken as a
general rule that timothy should be
mown just about the time it is in bios
som, and clover when the blossoms
are about half out. All ruminating
animals seem to like hay better when
it is cut about the second blossom, but
horses prefer it little older. 1t is an
error to suppose, as many do, that tim
othy cut in blossom will make dusty
hay, and be conducive to heaves in
horses. But there is another cause
for this dust. 1t ia cutting it early in
the morning when it is laden with the
night dews. 1t falls in a wet, COM
pact mass On the ground, and it will
be impossible to cure it bri light and
clean as if cut after the dew is off,
The dew and the drying or curing
causes particles of leaves and fbres to
loosen and they make the dust which
is too often seen in hay, when it is
thrown down from the NOW to fodder.
The brighter your timothy the better,
whether for feeding at home or for
market Watch the weather and put
up your hay if possible unwet by any
heavy rains. Remember the old a.
dage snake hay while the sun shines. y
This to be taken verbatim ad litera-
tim.
Curing Clorer.-The difference be-
tween clover hay that your cattle like
and that which is not fit to b. fed to
anything, is the difference between
well cured. clean. bright clover and
rusty, black, and poorly cured clover.
When shall we cut it? Before the
blossoms are all out. and never com
mence moving in the morning until
the grass is dry of dew. Now then
as fast as you can until noon or later,
and about four o'clock begin to rake
the hay and put it up in hay cocks,
and make them miniature stacks. 1t
pays. But won't the clover heat in
such large cocks? Certainly. You
want it to. 1t will cure as it will in
no other way. After the dew is off
next morning throw open the hay
cocks, spread out or shake out the clo-
yer, but do not leave it exposed to the
sun very long. 1t will have a tenden-
cy to dry the leaves and cause them to
drop off, making dusty hay. After
the moisture is dried up, haul the hay
to the barn as fast as possible. If
there is no other moisture than the
juice of the hay, 1t will not spoil even
if it heats. 1t is, however. a good
plan to put load or so of straw on
top the NOW, to take up the excess of
moisture. But bear this in mind that
there is vast difference between aUet
hay and green bay. 1t will not do to
treat the former as you would the lat
ter.
Cuzticate the NeadOws.-That may
seem to be a strange idea to some but
it is sane one, nevertheless. We
cultivate all other crops and why neg
lect this? In the winter haul out
some manure, if you have to buy it,on
the meadow, spreading 1t as you draw.
In March or early in April hitch on
to your harrow and drag your meadow
tboroug ghly, and cross drag it. Do
not go on with the harrow until the
frost is out and the ground quite dry,
but as soon a"ter as possible. Try it
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